Something i’ve never imagined

Who knew that the person who had brought you to this
world would be the person who made you feel like you
needed to escape.
Who knew that the hero who would save you
from you nightmares , was now the person who
caused them.
Who knew that a mother could make a child feel so
lifeless , when a mother is supposed to bring you all
the joy to the world.
Who knew ?
I did't !
Maybe thats what broke me the most.
Because i didn't.
Wouldn't have thought it would be her.

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Editor’s Note

The number one question our editors receive is—what do the editors and judges look for when judging the contest? The number one answer we give is creativity. Unlike prose, writing composed in everyday language, poetry is considered a creative art and requires a different type of effort and a certain level of depth. Of the thousands of poems entered in each contest, the ones that catch our judges’ eyes are the ones that remove us, even just slightly, from the scope of everyday life by using language that is interesting, specific, vivid, obscure, compelling, figurative, and so on. Oftentimes, poems are pulled aside for a second look based simply on certain words that intrigued the reader. So first and foremost, be sure your poetry is written using creative language. Take general ideas and make them personal. In his infamous book De/Compositions: 101 Good Poems Gone Wrong, W. D. Snodgrass imparts, “We cannot honestly discuss or represent our lives, any more than our poems, without using ideational language.”